On Sunday we saw just two matches, kicking off in Brisbane where the Broncos outclassed the Cronulla Sharks 26-12 at old Lang Park. The round concluded with the Canterbury Bulldogs giving Wests Tigers a footballing lesson and thrashing the reigning premiers 32-10.

With nine rounds to play before the finals, the NRL ladder has the Storm riding high on 28 competition points. The Broncos and the Dragons are next on 24 points while the Bulldogs and the Sharks are not far away on 22 points. The Knights are in sixth spot on 20 points. Eighth spot sees three teams jockeying for position with the Cowboys, Sea Eagles and Raiders all on 18 points. The Tigers and Panthers are one win away on 16 points while the Warriors, Roosters and Eels are still in contention on 14 points. In last spot are the Rabbitohs on four points, virtually guaranteeing them the wooden spoon for 2006.

All match results and details are listed below.

LeagueUnlimited.com Player Awards
Raiders full back Clinton Schifcofske still heads up the leader board on 21 points in this year?s LeagueUnlimited.com Player Awards. Melbourne?s Greg Inglis is running second on 20 points while Cameron Smith (Storm) and Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys) are on 17 points. Matt Orford (Sea Eagles) is still well in contention on 16 points.

The full leader board is below.

The Leagueunlimited.com players of the match are decided by our live score updaters and tallied here each week on Monday?s Expert League wrap.